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Charlemagne suggests that journalists and information managers develop proposed law of election coverage

The president of ERC considers that for the regulator keep your for dialogue on the law of election coverage “it has to be the directors of the media to be heard.” And challenges Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa preparing a proposal taking into account their suggestions for this process.

The president of the Regulatory Authority for the Media (ERC), Charlemagne , argues that should be journalists and directors of information to make a proposal to present to Members. A proposal recently made by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and “which, incidentally, corresponds what I have always said to the deputies: listen newspaper directors,” said Tuesday the head, on the sidelines of the presentation of the study Public and Media Consumption .

“I think the media groups, in particular the Platform of Private Media, did very well in getting involved in it and the administrators here have a keyword to say,” he added.

However, it stresses that “the ERC to keep your space for dialogue on this issue, and we realize what we are talking about, they have to be the directors of the media to be heard. That is, this question can be a political issue, and it is naturally because it needs a law in the House, but is primarily a matter for the newspaper directors more than their managers or their employers “, he said.

The president of ERC also recalled the suggestion made this weekend, week by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in the space of opinion which has in TVI, which assumed to be journalists and directors of information to make a proposal to Members present. “What, incidentally, corresponds to what I have always said to the deputies: listen to the directors of newspapers,” said Charlemagne

“V Professor Marcelo to make a suggestion, and was waiting for the teacher. caught in a paper and a pen and himself began to sketch the law in full television show, “said the chairman of the media regulator. “It would be a very valuable contribution, since he is a lawyer and is also interested party in this process,” he added.

The proposed new diploma for election coverage, which was being prepared by the PSD, PS and CDS, it proposes that the media previously deliver a coverage plan for elections to a joint committee that will validate it, foreseeing fines that can reach 50,000 euros for non-compliance.

Measures being the target of a barrage of criticism, either by the media or by some parties.